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stitutions and Government. - Pursuits and Attainments
of the Egyptian Priests. Their Brethren in Ethiopia. -
singular Theocracy. - The Sa-
Three main Staples - Babylon
Meroë, its History and
bæans and Phoenicians.
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in Assyria― Bactra in Ariana — Pessinus in Lower Asia.
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SECTION III.
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Reasons for entering into a more particular Account of the
Arts. These best exemplified among the Egyptians
and Phoenicians:-I. With regard to the Augmentation
and Improvement of the Articles of Food. II. The
Composition and Embellishment of the Articles of Rai-
ment. III. The Means of procuring solid and secure
Habitations. Egyptian Architecture:-I. Temples. -
II. Mausolea. The Labyrinth and Tomb of Osyman-
dyas. III. Obelisks.-IV. Pyramids. Reign of Se-
sostris. Different Races in Egypt. Senacherib's
Invasion. State of Judæa and Egypt at that Period.
Greatness of Tarako, the Ethiopian. - Destruction of the
Assyrian Army.- Revolt of the Assyrian Provinces. —
Nineveh demolished by Cyaxares and Nebopolassar.
Babylon the new Capital of Assyria.- Jealousy of Necos
King of Egypt. He gains the Battle of Megiddo. ·
Invades Mesopotamia, and garrisons Circesium. - Ne-
buchadnezzar associated in Government with his Father
Nebopolassar.He forms an Engine of Defence and
glorious Victory. - Battle of Circesium.
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SECTION IV.
Nebuchadnezzar's extensive Conquests in Africa. His In-
vasion of Syria. - Description and History of that Coun-
try.-Babylonish Captivity. Importance of the Jews in
Macedonian History.. The two Tyres. Commercial
struction of the great Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar. — His
Invasion of Egypt.- History of the East between the
Reigns of Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander. - Babylon. -
Magnitude, Populousness, Manufactures, Commerce, and
Manners
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SECTION V.
Application of the preceding Survey to Alexander's Under-
takings in the East. His Views with regard to the West.
The Historian Livy's Defiance. — State of Rome at
that Period. Of Carthage. - Alexander's Helps to-
wards executing his boldest Projects.- Especially from
Greeks in the three Divisions of the World. - Alexander's
last Operations in Babylonia, connected with useful Esta-
blishments on his most remote Frontiers. His Death
and Testament
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HISTORY OF GREECE FROM ALEXANDER TO AUGUSTUS.
CHAP. I.
Heirs in the Family of Alexander. Their respective In-
competencies. Pretensions of his Generals.. Their
Proceedings conformable to their several Ranks and Situ-
ations.—Arrhidæus chosen King by the Phalanx. -Per-
diccas's Character and Views. Those of Nearchus and
Ptolemy. Bold Stratagem of Perdiccas, which termin-
ates the Sedition. Division of the Provinces. - La-
mentations of Alexander's Asiatic Subjects. His late
Funeral
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CHAP. II.
Distractions in the outlying Provinces. - Events in Egypt
and in Thrace.- Massacre of Greek Mercenaries.
- His-
Rebellion of the Pisidians. - Perdiccas's lofty
Confederacy against him.- Victories of Eu-
Perdiccas's Expedition against Egypt. — His
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CHAP. III.
State of Greece. - Proclamation for recalling Exiles.
Opposition of the Athenians and Etolians. — Lamian War.
Antipater negotiates with the States separately. - The
Etolians alone refractory.- History of the Greeks in
Africa. Motives and Object of their first Settlements
there. Commercial Geography of Africa.- Description
and History of the Pentapolis.Its Productions and
Arts. Thimbron's Invasion. — Cyrené reduced under
Ptolemy Soter
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CHAP. IV.
Funeral Procession
Ptolemy declines the Protectorship.
of Alexander. Aridæus and Python Protectors.
Sedition excited by Euridicé. - Resignation of the Pro-
tectors. Antipater sole Regent. Abandonment of
Alexander's great Undertakings. - New Division of the
Provinces. Antigonus sent against Eumenes. - War in
Pisidia. - Ptolemy conquers Syria. - Death and Cha-
racter of Antipater. - Polysperchon Regent. - Opposi-
tion of Cassander. His Intrigues with Antigonus. - The
Regent endangered on all sides. He employs Eumenes
against Antigonus.- Recalls Olympias from Epirus. -
Issues an Edict for restoring Democracy throughout
Greece. Phocion's Accusation and Execution. - Battle
of Byzantium. Athens surrenders to Cassander. - Is
governed by Demetrius Phalereus. - Murder of Arrhi-
dæus and Euridicé. Trial and Execution of Olympias.
· Cassander rebuilds Thebes.
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CHAP. V.
State of the Empire. - Fancied Theocracy in the Throne
of Alexander. - Machinations of the Rebellious Satraps.
- Defeated by Eumenes. - He marches into the Upper
Provinces. Peculiar Circumstances of their Governors
at that Moment. - War between Antigonus and Eumenes.
Their mutual Stratagems, and Battles. Defection of
the Argyraspides. Eumenes's Captivity and Death
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CHAP. VI.
Antigonus usurps the Protectorship. His cruel Policy. -
He destroys the Argyraspides. -Murders Python and
Pucestes. Invades Babylonia. - Seleucus's Flight into
Egypt. Wars in Lesser Asia, in Greece, and in Thrace.
-Antigonus's vast Projects.- Battles of Gaza and
Myons. Egyptians expelled from Syria. Nabathæan
Arabs. Their History and Institutions. - Ill Success of
Demetrius against them. Seleucus recovers Babylonia.
- Era of the Kingdom of the Greeks.- General Peace
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